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Packet Reference Manual Monarch® 9825® and 9855® Printers TC9800PM Rev DR 10/15 Printer & Fastener Solutions ©1996 Avery Dennison Corp. All rights reserved. Each product and program carries a respective written warranty, the only warranty on which the customer can rely. Avery Dennison Corp. reserves the right to make changes in the product, the programs, and their availability at any time and without notice. Although Avery Dennison Corp. has made every effort to provide complete and accurate information in this manual, Avery Dennison Corp. shall not be liable for any omissions or inaccuracies. Any update will be incorporated in a later edition of this manual. ©1996 Avery Dennison Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form by any means, without the prior written permission of Avery Dennison Corp. WARNING This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. CANADIAN D.O.C. WARNING This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.Le présent appareil numérique német pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de la classe A prescrites dans le Réglement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicte par le ministére des Communications du Canada. Trademarks Monarch®, 9800®, 9825®, and 9855® are registered trademarks of Avery Dennison Corporation. MONARCH LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, MLI, MonarchNet2, 7410, 926, 928, 932, 935, 939, and 939i are trademarks of Avery Dennison Corporation. Avery Dennison® is a trademark of Avery Dennison Corporation. Microsoft, Windows, and NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Centronics is a registered trademark of Centronics Data Computer Corporation. Adobe and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. 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Avery Dennison 170 Monarch Lane Miamisburg, OH 45342 TABLE OF CONTENTS GETTING STARTED ................................................................................................................................... 1-1 About This Manual ................................................................................................................................ 1-1 Before You Begin ................................................................................................................................. 1-1 Creating an MPCLII Format Packet ........................................................................................................ 1-1 Sample Batch Packet ......................................................................................................................... 1-2 Daily Startup Procedures ...................................................................................................................... 1-2 Starting with a Design ........................................................................................................................... 1-2 Determining Format Contents ................................................................................................................ 1-3 Determining the Print Area .................................................................................................................... 1-3 Drawing Rough Sketches ...................................................................................................................... 1-4 Using Supply Layout Grids .................................................................................................................... 1-4 Considering Field Types ........................................................................................................................ 1-5 Considering Fonts ................................................................................................................................ 1-5 Interchanging Packets ........................................................................................................................... 1-5 Using the Format Worksheet.................................................................................................................. 1-6 Filling in the Format Worksheet .......................................................................................................... 1-6 CONFIGURING THE PRINTER .................................................................................................................... 2-1 Setting Communication Parameters ........................................................................................................ 2-1 Using Parallel Communications .............................................................................................................. 2-1 Using MPCLII Conventions .................................................................................................................... 2-2 MPCLII Punctuation ........................................................................................................................... 2-2 Standard Syntax Guidelines ............................................................................................................... 2-2 Using Online Configuration Packets ....................................................................................................... 2-3 Configuration Packet Header .............................................................................................................. 2-3 Configuration Syntax Guidelines ......................................................................................................... 2-5 Making Print Adjustments ...................................................................................................................... 2-5 Defining the System Setup Packet ......................................................................................................... 2-5 Defining the Supply Setup Packet .......................................................................................................... 2-7 Defining the Print Control Packet ........................................................................................................... 2-8 Defining the Monetary Formatting Packet ............................................................................................... 2-9 Defining the Control Characters Packet ................................................................................................. 2-10 Resetting Control Characters ............................................................................................................ 2-11 Using Immediate Commands ............................................................................................................. 2-11 Enabling Immediate Commands ......................................................................................................... 2-11 Sending Immediate Commands .......................................................................................................... 2-11 Defining the Communication Settings Packet ......................................................................................... 2-14 Defining the Backfeed Control Packet ................................................................................................... 2-15 Special Considerations When Using Backfeed .................................................................................... 2-16 Defining the Memory Configuration Packet ............................................................................................ 2-17 Checking Current Buffer Sizes .......................................................................................................... 2-18 About Memory Buffers .......................................................................................................................... 2-18 Buffer Worksheet ............................................................................................................................. 2-19 Buffer Allocation Considerations ........................................................................................................ 2-20 Table of Contents i Memory Considerations with Downloaded TrueType Fonts ................................................................... 2-20 About Flash Memory ............................................................................................................................ 2-21 Formatting Flash Memory .................................................................................................................. 2-21 Checking 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